Category Archives: Nevada
If you give a disgraced RJ publisher a blog… he’ll claim sex ed turns kids gay
You’d think that Sherman Frederick, disgraced Review Journal publisher extraordinaire, would have learned his lesson last week, after writing that Silver State girls are easy. You know, the op-ed in … Continue reading
Bills on the SCS radar
If you’ve been reading the Siren lately, no doubt you’ve noticed my full support of a few bills — comprehensive sex ed and marriage equality, in particular — working through … Continue reading
Nevada GOP Reps Support Assault On 40 Hour Work Week
The Desert Beacon has a great take on the GOP plan to fleece America’s workers (see link below). Don’t be fooled by the GOP’s so-called Working Families Flexibility Act, which … Continue reading
AB230 testimony: I speak for the unwanted and abused
For those of you who did not attend and/or watch the marathon Nevada State Senate committee hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230) yesterday… I don’t even know where … Continue reading
May Day March for Citizenship starts 4:30 pm
Passing this along. You gonna be there? If it’s anything like the one I was at in 2006, I can’t miss it.
An open letter to the Anti Sex Ed crowd
Dear Anti Sex Ed Crowd: Greetings and salutations! I bet you’re surprised to hear from me. After all, you’ve spent some time lately calling me a terrible mother (on television … Continue reading
Is honesty the new political currency in Carson City?
Is honesty the new currency in politics? As the Nevada Legislature rounds the corner on the final third of the session, I’m beginning to wonder if we’re seeing a new … Continue reading
Pay It Forward Day: Nevada Big Give and more
Today is Pay It Forward Day and all I can think about is how we’re going to make the world a better place. Actually, we are making it a better … Continue reading
Comprehensive sex ed bill passes out of Assembly!
Now that’s a headline I’ve been dying to write! Moments ago, the Assembly passed AB230, the comprehensive sex ed bill. Of course, we’re not out the woods just yet. There … Continue reading
Nevada gets one step closer to marriage equality
Tonight the Nevada State Senate took the first step toward bringing marriage equality to the Silver State. In a late-night session, the vote was 12-9 in favor of Senate Joint … Continue reading
